July
1st Virginia Wade wins Wimbledon ladies singles title

2nd Miners demand £135 for a four-day week. 12th The average house price in London and the South East is £16,731

13th "Social Contract" dead as Prime Minister Jim Callaghan appeals for wage restraint

20th A report recommends the splitting of the post office into separate postal and telecommunications companies

30th Colour TV licences to go up to £21, black and white to £9

August
5th Fire bombs cause damage estimated at £1million in Northern Ireland

11th Cricketer Geoff Boycott scores his 100th century

12th US space shuttle makes its first test flight

16th Elvis Presley found dead at the age of 42 at his home Graceland in Memphis

23rd New smaller pound notes come into circulation

September
6th Figures show that for the first time Britons are buying more imported cars than British ones

12th Black civil rights activist Steve Biko dies in detention in South Africa

26th Freddie Laker's Skytrain service promises cheap flights. Passengers queue for £59 tickets %u2013 the normal single fare was £186

28th David Steel gets backing from Liberal MPs for the Lib-Lab pact

29th Muhammed Ali retains his world heavyweight title against Earnie Shavers

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